QST: Why we have not Added CMake Build Support to Pandas

[priyapandey26]

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• I have searched the [pandas] tag on StackOverflow for similar questions.

• I have asked my usage related question on StackOverflow.

Link to question on StackOverflow

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78334240/why-doesnt-pandas-use-cmake-as-its-build-system

Question about pandas

Given CMake's widespread adoption and its advantages in cross-platform compatibility and project configurability, along with Meson's modern and user-friendly design, I'm wondering why they haven't been considered for Pandas. Are there specific technical challenges or historical reasons that have led to the current preference for setuptools and distutils?

Understanding the rationale behind this decision could provide insights into the development philosophy of Pandas and potentially open up discussions on alternative build systems for the project.

[WillAyd]

This was discussed back in PDEP-0002. You can see all the reasoning there directly, but at a high level much of the scientific Python community uses Meson

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